Metal Mouth Message Board

Today i got my clear retainers and for me they have to much plastic touching my gums front and back and i am experiencing the same thing you are experiencing. I already took them out also the upper ones doesn't really fit my front teethe and they accumulate a lot of saliva. I don't think I can go ar...

That is the problem .During braces i asked a technician about sanding my front teeth and she told that it will be better idea to do bonding because it was a lot to sand, but anything i decide he (referring to the ortho or at least that i understood) will fix it. Wednesday they told me I was ready to...

I haven't been here in a long time. I would like to know if anyone has do bonding in front teeth after braces. My braces are coming off this coming Friday and I would like to do bonding to align my front teeth, but I have a lot of doubts. I don't know a good dentist that can do it, I am afraid to da...

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My ortho told me he was going to use ceramic in my 6 front top and metal in the rest, but I ask him if he could do it in my front 8 instead and he agreed without a problem.

Hi everyone 4 months already, wow... I haven't visit the forum in a while, but I am back and posting some new pictures to encourage the new ones like me or the ones that are still thinking in getting braces. I used to do that, look for pictures of smile similar to mine and dream that my teeth could ...

Thanks a lot, everyone for your support. KK thanks for you advice I didn’t even think in drink water while I eat. I usually don’t drink water until I finish so I can eat more, funny right a lot of people want to eat less and I want to eat more. Is just because I have always been skinny and I alw...

Hi I have the same problem. I have been dealing with this since Feb 9 and I do understand you, but I have been eating soft foods, pastas, soft bread, mash potatoes, pancakes, shakes, etc. I also eat chicken only if is moist. I guess we need to take it easy and little by little try other stuffs and m...

Hi You made me laugh. I have always been skinny. Thank God TMJ has not stopped me eating. Thanks for offering me that information I am hoping not to need it in future, but you never know. If you are able to upload let me know I will look in to it. Today I got my braces. I told my ortho my concern an...

Hi Jen It when very good I was expecting something really bad, I guess everyone think the worst when is not. I around 7:20 I still no pain I hope stays like that. I can’t deny is really difficult to close my mouth (close my lips) for most part I am showing me teeth and I will like to hide them, bu...

I have seen them in people and they don't look bulky to me. Do you have any other options or just that one? I just got my braces today but my ortho already told me that my retainers will be like invisalign braces. I like the idea of having clear retainers. Good look in your search and decision... an...

Hi Eveyone

Everything went fine, no blood at all, but I did take my antibiotics for precaution. The process of getting the braces is better than I tough; I just didn’t know how it was. I post a picture of my braces in “braces storiesâ€

Today is Feb 16 and this is my teeth with braces http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8940/img0476vp9.jpg Day 1 with braces The process of getting braces was from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM. It was better than I though is definitely better than a cleaning, is just uncomfortable. It is around 6:50 PM now and ...

Thanks for your replies.

By the time I'd driven to my ortho's office in the city, my butterflies were elephants.

Also thanks for make me laugh
I quess I am nervous about my decesion for my TMJ and of course my appearance.

Hi I am 29 years old and I have the same problem you have. I have some crowding Issues and , an overbite, and issues with my jaw popping and locking up on me. The only difference is that I have permanent locking of my jaw since age 15 approx. I can only open my mouth the size of 2 of my fingers toge...

Hi Jen
Congratulations!!! Hope to see you in the board tommorrow to see how are you doing.

What are those tonge reminders? Is that for everyone?